I don't know baloney about this. However, friend Jay Lacher (MS MVP) from my Out of the Woods board is a photog hobbiest and computer guru. He may be able to assist you in some way. Tell him I sent you. He'll be happy to help if he can.

That tutorial takes you through SHOWING where to click for each step - and ALSO the finished color IR picture was somewhere near where I am heading. One of the first I have seen this way - all the others I have found have been the likes of a pdf.

"Do you begin to see, then, what kind of world we are creating? It is the exact opposite of the stupid hedonistic Utopias that the old reformers imagined. A world of fear and treachery and torment, a world of trampling and being trampled upon, a world which will grow not less but more merciless as it refines itself. Progress in our world will be progress toward more pain." -George Orwell, 1984

I first want to say that the picture you linked to Colin looks awesome. I can't be of any help but I would be much happier seeing images like that in my dreams. On a side note, I was going to ask where Chip as been. I have not seen him on this board in quite some time. Tell the ol' chap to drop in and say hello sometime.

Yeah Ian - quite special seeing these type of landscapes in my dream images - NOW just have reproduce them somehow with the help of the D40 a Color IR 52mm Filter and one or more of the photo editing programs.

Have even tried HDR program - got some interesting effects - but without the greens turning white.

Oh well am enjoying even though a little frustrated with the journey

Eric - See that jay mentioned Paintshop - will have to search & see if there are any easier tutorials in there too..

"Do you begin to see, then, what kind of world we are creating? It is the exact opposite of the stupid hedonistic Utopias that the old reformers imagined. A world of fear and treachery and torment, a world of trampling and being trampled upon, a world which will grow not less but more merciless as it refines itself. Progress in our world will be progress toward more pain." -George Orwell, 1984

Have been housebound for over a month WITH the Color IR OBSESSION - and managed to save up ENOUGH pocket money to put to a Paypal Refund from another IR camera that the seller just ignored - SO now we be a little more composed and can even try the Nikon D40 with the soon to arrive Color IR 720nm Filter.

So now we have the automatic Point & Shoot Infrared and the D40 DSLR - up to 8sec Infrared Filter exposure and see where they both lead

Yeah, Chip's been busy trying to generate enough money to live on. Working 2 days a week definitely beats a blank, but...

Colin, IR photography is amazing stuff. Back in the "film" days, it wasn't such a big deal. You just picked up a few rolls of IR film and put it into your camera. But it's different in the digital age. Your camera's sensor is tuned to chop off everything outside of the visible light spectrum to reduce image noise. As a result, this isn't a Photoshop issue. You need the right hardware and that eBay Lumix has it. The sensor on that thing has been re-tuned to register in the IR range and it should work really well. Use it with a tripod, since the exposure times are going to be higher - sometimes significantly higher.

That Lumix was converted by Kolari Vision, and they've got a good reputation on both quality and price. I'm guessing that you've already seen their tutorials page. If not, there's a lot of worthwhile stuff there.

The Lumix DMC-FH20 is what I'd call an "adequate" camera and it's a great way to get your feet wet without spending too much. If you really fall in love with IR after playing with it a while, you might consider having them convert a more capable camera.

Sorry to have been absent for so long, but that's the way it goes sometimes...

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"Do you begin to see, then, what kind of world we are creating? It is the exact opposite of the stupid hedonistic Utopias that the old reformers imagined. A world of fear and treachery and torment, a world of trampling and being trampled upon, a world which will grow not less but more merciless as it refines itself. Progress in our world will be progress toward more pain." -George Orwell, 1984

@kamicota - Sounds like you may have your self a jem on the way. I do hope customs is quick as I am sure you are chomping at the bit to give it a test drive. (I know in the same situation, I would be. )

@Chip - Great to see you man. Sorry about the job situation. I hope only the best for you in the not so distant future.

No it is still NOT any FUN - hope it doesn't go as long as a friend - that had it for 43DAYS - shoot mine has only been lingering for 14 days or so and it sure makes me feel my age

But now am able to focus (READ ) up on how to get this Panasonic to take Color IR Photos.

One moot point after reading pdf's was to use grass as the white balance manual set up - BUT the Panasonic ADVANCED Manual says to use a sheet of WHITE PAPER - HOW is that for a CURVE ball eh??? -heck would have to go to Arizona for some Green Grass after a DUMP of 1FT+ of SNOW last night.

And know as it is just a point & shoot - to set it at the lowest ISO which = 80 for this camera - SO a little progress is being made - while also using ONLY Normal Picture mode.

Never thought that at the TENDER age of 75+ I would have so much to learn - OH WELL - am still ENJOYING life - hopefully more to the Full once the Panasonic shows the way to - IF I need to convert the Nikon D40 DSLR too.

Hope this dopes not violate any rules - BUT have found a great source for IR conversions + many tutorials too --->>>